morsmål

Norwegian

noun
Definitions
  • mother tongue

Etymology

Affix from Norwegian Bokmål mor (mother) + Norwegian Bokmål mål (speech, dialect, goal, language).

Origin

Norwegian

mål

Gloss

speech, dialect, goal, language

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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